So TOR uses one of my least liked conventions of awarding things per "Game Session". This is fine for table top, but really sucks for us using PbP. What constitutes a "Game Session" for us?
Perhaps we could try and figure this out. One of my ideas was:
1 Non-Combat RP + 1 Travel Segment + 1 Combat
Or perhaps 3 scenes?
This "Game Session" affects how much XP you get, and when Hope refreshes or Shadow Points are gained.
A "Game Session"
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A "Game Session"
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
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Re: A "Game Session"
I would bump up those numbers a bit.
From Pathfinder Intro games, each of those was suppose to last a couple hours and there were 3 combats and 1-3 social/skill scenes. I think that combat rolling IRL would only take 5-10 mins at most to resolve. It just takes a while on the site, so I'd suggest something that would take about 2-3 hrs to do on tabletop.
Maybe, everything we've done so far could have been played in about 3 hours on a tabletop.
From Pathfinder Intro games, each of those was suppose to last a couple hours and there were 3 combats and 1-3 social/skill scenes. I think that combat rolling IRL would only take 5-10 mins at most to resolve. It just takes a while on the site, so I'd suggest something that would take about 2-3 hrs to do on tabletop.
Maybe, everything we've done so far could have been played in about 3 hours on a tabletop.
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Re: A "Game Session"
Knowing what I do from the table top I have played, it isn't so fast at the table. Combat certainly runs better, but consider the events at BrenCon.
The L5R RPG I ran was a good hunk of time, but we did do that in 1 sitting. JP's 40K events were just straight combat with pretty fast and loose rules and also took a good hunk of time.
The Prelude I would consider 1 play session (11 pages), but the current chapter is now 23 pages long including the split off. Perhaps every 10 pages is one session?
If that's the case, while we aren't done with the chapter, we are actually nearly there. The Pcs would get 3 XP, and I think 6 APs. Which I guess seems about right, but 3 XP won't buy you much.
The L5R RPG I ran was a good hunk of time, but we did do that in 1 sitting. JP's 40K events were just straight combat with pretty fast and loose rules and also took a good hunk of time.
The Prelude I would consider 1 play session (11 pages), but the current chapter is now 23 pages long including the split off. Perhaps every 10 pages is one session?
If that's the case, while we aren't done with the chapter, we are actually nearly there. The Pcs would get 3 XP, and I think 6 APs. Which I guess seems about right, but 3 XP won't buy you much.
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
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Re: A "Game Session"
I'm not even sure how well "a game session" works for face-to-face play. Some groups may have a set number of hours they meet, while some may pull all-nighters if the spirit takes them.
Three major scenes, of whatever sort, seems reasonable. I think trying to break it into "1 Non-Combat RP + 1 Travel Segment + 1 Combat" may get cumbersome because the game is unlikely to break down precisely that way. For instance, I suspect our initial meeting with the bandits holding Baldor captive was supposed to be a combat scene, but turned into a role-playing/ skill check scene.
Three major scenes, of whatever sort, seems reasonable. I think trying to break it into "1 Non-Combat RP + 1 Travel Segment + 1 Combat" may get cumbersome because the game is unlikely to break down precisely that way. For instance, I suspect our initial meeting with the bandits holding Baldor captive was supposed to be a combat scene, but turned into a role-playing/ skill check scene.